100 Years Blue Monday, 14 October, 2024 The Gainsborough Conservative Association marked an historic moment this last weekend as we celebrated 100 years of continuously returning a Conservative Member of Parliament. During this time there has been only THREE MP's - Harry Crookshank (1924-1956); Marcus Kimball (1956-1983) and Sir Edward Leigh since 1983. To mark the occasion members and guests held a Black Tie Dinner at Thonock Park Golf... Local News
Police and Crime Commissioner Supports Issuing of Spit and Bite Guards to Front-line Officers 3rd April 2018 Spit and Bite Guards are being issued to all front-line officers as a protective measure to help prevent being spat on and bitten. Local News
Conservative Government Unlocks £3.4m of Extra Funding For Lincolnshire's Potholes 26th March 2018 Lincolnshire will receive an additional £3.4 million from the Government's Pothole Action Fund to repair the county's roads. The conservative-led county council... Local News
Gainsborough has ‘a Great Future’ says MEP Rupert Matthews 15th March 2018 Rupert Matthews MEP was so impressed with the work that he wanted to find out more about Invest Gainsborough and to lend his support. During a visit the town... Local News
Sir Edward Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 8th March 2018 This National Apprenticeship Week, Sir Edward Leigh MP is celebrating the vital contribution of apprentices in the Gainsborough constituency. Since 2010 there... Westminster News
Conservatives Welcome Cross-Party Support for Budget 6th March 2018 West Lindsey’s ruling Conservative Group have welcomed the support of a number Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors who voted to support the administration’s... Local News
Local MP Urges Government to Give More Cash for Police 1st March 2018 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, has written to the Policing Minister urging the government to kick start its previous planned changes in... Westminster News
Sir Edward Welcomes Increase in Number of Local Students Applying for University Places 8th February 2018 Sir Edward Leigh MP has welcomed the latest UCAS data showing that university application rates for 18-year-olds remain at record levels. The proportion of... Local News
Sir Edward Welcomes Investment in Gainsborough Southern Urban Extension Helping to Unlock the Homes Gainsborough Needs 1st February 2018 Sir Edward Leigh MP has welcomed the announcement today £2,123,184 for the Gainsborough Southern Urban Extension in West Lindsey. The government has announced... Westminster News
Sir Edward Leigh Supports Community Hub Plan Between Local School and NatWest Bank 31st January 2018 Plans for a Community Hub by the Benjamin Adlard School are being welcomed by Gainsborough’s Member of Parliament, Sir Edward Leigh, who is supporting an... Westminster News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
